Tag: Baseball
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Colonials lock up A North Division baseball crown
By Jeff Appelblatt When Freehold High School’s baseball team won at Howell High School May 10, it was the first time the Colonials won the Shore Conference A North Division. But it wasn’t the first time the team ever won its division — part of the B North in 2006, Freehold shared the title with…
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Barrons’ baseball team finishing season strong ahead of tourneys
By Jeff Appelblatt The Woodbridge High School baseball team had a spot locked in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament for some time now. But that didn’t mean anything to the student-athletes. They continued through the regular-season finale at full speed. The Barrons notched six consecutive wins, but that number says nothing about the overall…
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Vikings back in win column in time for GMC baseball tourney
By Warren Rappleyea South Brunswick High School’s baseball team halted a seven-game losing streak with a victory against Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen and appears to have turned things around just in time for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament. The Vikings earned the 10th seed in the tournament and showed a return to…
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Ravens ice hockey coach Bergan retiring after 11 years
By Wayne Witkowski Dan Bergan, who built the Robbinsville/Allentown Ravens ice hockey team into a perennial contender in his 11 years as head coach, is retiring. “After 11 seasons, it has been a great run,” said Bergan, who early in his tenure worked with Allentown’s players as a co-op team and got the two sets…
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Bats heat up as Warriors enter big week of league games
By Wayne Witkowski Star pitcher Nate Peacock has been on the shelf with arm problems, but it has not diminished the performance recently of New Egypt High School’s baseball team. The Warriors (8-7) won two of their last three games, scoring 34 runs in a stretch that included a victory over Pemberton Township High School,…
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Lions pick up key victory ahead of conference, state tournaments
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Liberty High School’s baseball team picked an ideal time to get a signature victory for this season with the Shore Conference and state tournaments looming. The Lions raised their record to 13-7 at the cutoff for Shore Conference Tournament play when they beat perennial Shore power Toms River High School South,…
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Performers of the Week for May 8
The month of May is here, and with its arrival, scholastic sports continue to roll on. Here is a look at who has been sparkling on the local athletic fields and tracks. Hitting the baseball fields … Monmouth Regional High School rung up three victories this past week behind the fine overall play of Paul…
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Allentown girls’ track team has strong showing in Mercer Coaches Classic win
By Wayne Witkowski Kassidy Mulryne showed a strong recovery from nagging injuries in winning two events, including surpassing her school record in the high jump, and Devon Hoernlein also recorded a pair of first-place finishes, including a school record, when Allentown High School’s girls’ outdoor track and field team won the Mercer Coaches Classic May…
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Freehold baseball team knocks off CBA in third encounter
By Jeff Appelblatt As strong as the season has been for Freehold High School’s baseball team, the team from Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) has been a major obstacle for the Colonials. The Colts beat them, 1-0, on opening day in a pitching duel between Freehold’s Dan Chiusano and CBA’s Nick Hohenstein, and the Colts beat…
